"Hey, Simmons?" Grif asked casually "Why do you think we're here?"
"Oh for the love of god." Simmons mumbled "I told you, we're supposed to be keeping watch."
"Yeah, but for what?" Grif asked.
"I don't know, Carolina just said to stand up here and keep watch." Simmons replied.
"So lets say I saw a Freelancer with blue and white armor. What would we do?" Grif said.
"I don't know." Simmons replied "Why, did you see one?"
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't." Grif said "If it doesn't matter why would I say something?"
"Grif what the fuck!" Simmons cried. "If you saw something tell me!"
"Alright alright, jeez." Grif said "It's over there by that rock."
"Which rock?" Simmons asked. "There are literally hundreds of rocks."
"That one." Grif replied, shooting at a large rock.
"Alright, you behind the rock, we see you!" Simmons yelled.
"Oh you do, do you?" A female voice asked directly behind them. As they turned someone grabbed their helmets and bashed them together, knocking them out cold.
Red Base
"Has anyone heard from Simmons?" Sarge asked as he walked into the base.
"No sir, and I haven't heard from Grif either." Donut said.
"Nobody gives a shit about Grif, Donut." Sarge replied "But where the hell is Simmons? It's not like him to leave his post."
"I think Carolina asked him to go keep watch somewhere." Donut said.
"Carolina? You mean that Blue lady?" Sarge asked "Why those traitors! Taking orders from a dirty blue!"
"Actually Sarge, I think she's a Freelancer." Donut said. "And besides, aren't we all kind of on the same team anyway."
"She still wears blue armor!" Sarge yelled. "Go find them and bring them back here!"
Meanwhile, at Blue Base
"Hey Caboose, what are you doing up here by yourself?" Washington asked.
"Just thinking." Caboose sighed.
As he said it, Washington already knew what was wrong "You missing Church again?" He asked.
"Yeah." Caboose sighed. "He was a good friend."
"Yeah." Washington said. He paused for a moment, then turned to walk away. As he did, he heard Caboose gasp.
"Agent Washington!" Caboose yelled as loud as he could.
"Caboose I'm right here, what is it?" Washington asked.
"It's Church!" Caboose yelled.
"What?" Washington asked, now confused.
"Look, over by those rocks, sneaking toward the base! It's Church!" Caboose said, still yelling.
Washington picked up a sniper rifle and looked to where Caboose was pointing. Sure enough, there was another soldier moving toward Blue Base. It looked like Church, same armor and base color. But it had a white secondary color, and as he looked closer he could make out a symbol on the shoulder. Surprised and confused, Washington dropped his sniper rifle.
"Caboose don't move!" He yelled as he ran into the base. "Carolina! We've got a situation!"
"What's wrong now?" Carolina asked casually "Did one of them try to kill the other again?"
"No, worse." Washington said.
"Did Sarge try to leave another nuke on the porch again?" She asked
"No, worse." He said again.
"Another interplanetary army?" She asked, a little confused now.
"No, worse."
"Well, I give up, what is it Wash?" She asked.
"I think he's talking about me." A female voice said. "I missed you guys too."
The two former Freelancers turned and looked at the voice's owner, the blue and white armored soldier, with a red AI floating next to her.
"Oklahoma." Carolina said slowly.